Improvement in range-boiler stands



'UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN DEMAREST, OF MOTT HAVEN, ASSIGNOR TO J. L. MOTT IRON-WORKS,

yor NEw YORK CITY.

IMPROVEMENT IN RANGE-BOILER STANDS.

`Specification forming part of Letters Patent No.1 73,598, datedFebruary 15, 1876; application filed f January 5, 1874.

` the following is a specification My invention consists inA thepeculiar construction of a detachable top for range-boiler stands,adapted alike to support range-boilers with a flat iron bottom, orcopper ones provided with what is ordinarily denominated a sunk bottom,7as more fully hereinafter described. l

Figure 1 shows my top in perspective, as attached to'a'stand, the latterbeing Ashown in dotted lines. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of thereverse side of the top.

In the drawings is shown an iron ring7 provided with a flat surface, A,upon which the bottom of a range-boileris designed to rest. Outside thisdat surface A is the upwardlyprojecting iange B, designed to prevent therange-boiler from being accidently removed from the stand. The innerside of this ring is provided witha downwardly-proj ectin g flange,

O, having a circular opening through the ring to receive the sunkbottom77 of a range-boiler,

while the dat portion of the bottom will rest upon the dat surface A. Atoppositesides the flat surface is provided with sunken places, D,through thebot-tom of which the necessary screws secure the top to thebranched pedestal, shown in dotted lines. The under side of these sunkenplaces are grooved, as shown at a, to lit suitable projections on thetop of the branching arms of the pedestal. Lugs b assistthe screws,which connect the top with the pedestal, to prevent the top from easilybeing turned on the pedestal.

What I desire to secure by Letters Patent as my invention is 1. Theremovable top for range-boiler stands,

provided with a flat surface, A, and upwardly and downwardly projectinglianges, B and O, for the purposes set forth.

2. The removable top for rangeboiler stands, provided with devices forattaching said top to the pedestal, substantially as shown and anddescribed.

JOHN DEMAREST.

Witnesses:

A. F. THAYER, T. B. MosHEE.

